We designed the RaceCapture app to run nearly anywhere -Windows, OS X, Android and iOS. And now, for about $100 you can create a hardwired, dedicated dash for your RaceCapture system using a Raspberry Pi!
You’ll get all of the benefits of a dedicated dash:
- Automatically runs upon power up – no app to launch.
- Hard-wired data connection to RaceCapture – no wireless connections to configure, with the reliability of a direct wire.
- Runs on the bare metal – The RaceCapture app runs without Android or iOS; no other apps competing for resources, or compromising system stability.
- Overheating resistance – Your typical mobile device requires extra care to prevent damage to it’s internal battery, and will shut down if overheated. With proper heat-sinking, the Raspberry Pi should handle the heat.
Experimental!
It’s brand new and super experimental – it’s currently ideal for those adventurous race car hackers who know their away around a command line, comfortable working with hardware and want to dig in.
Think it’s cool, but too much to tackle? Rope in your nearest computer/electronics geek – you need one on your race team, anyway. 🙂
Get started today
To make it as easy as possible, we created a package that’s ready to run on a nearly bone-stock Raspberry Pi disk image. Check out our Wiki for the full writeup and instructions and try it today!
If I’m reading this correctly, this is an “experimental” setup from 2017. As NINE years have passed isn’t there now a fully tested, approved dash approach using Rasberry Pi? How do I get more info? Please advise. THANKS! [email protected] or rs at amanick dot com if some tech strips out my email address. Thanks, Rick
Crazy how time flies, right?! Here’s the information on the current instructions: https://wiki.autosportlabs.com/RaceCapture_on_Raspberry_Pi – We support the RPi for every software release of the RaceCapture app.